Improving melon and cucumber photosynthetic activity, mineral composition, and growth performance under salinity stress by grafting onto Cucurbita hybrid rootstocks

Photosynthetica

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 180-188

  Rouphael, Y ^a   Cardarelli, M ^b   Rea, E ^c   Colla, G ^b  

^a LEBANESE UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cucumis melo; Cucumis sativus; Cucurbita maxima Cucurbita moschata; grafting; net photosynthetic rate; salinity

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; CUCURBITA; CUCURBITA MAXIMA; CUCURBITA MOSCHATA;

EID: 84862125248     PISSN: 03003604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11099-012-0002-1     Document Type: Article

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